Bestselling Author, Co-Founder of Punchbowl News & Former Co-Author of POLITICO's Playbook
Anna Palmer: Biography at a Glance
- Anna Palmer is the co-founder of Punchbowl News, a news community focused on power, people and politics in Washington. The company covers the congressional leadership and the White House, and tracks the industries and companies trying to influence them.
- Along with Jake Sherman, Palmer is a New York Times best-selling author who has been writing about Congress and the politics of governing for more than a decade. Their book, The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America, became a New York Times bestseller.
- From 2016 to 2020, they were the co-authors of the top-rated POLITICO Playbook newsletter, where they chronicled President Donald Trump’s first term, and his relationship with top Congressional leaders. Under their leadership, the Playbook franchise more than doubled in revenue and tripled its readership.
- During speaking engagements, Palmer offers a candid analysis filled with colorful anecdotes about what’s driving politics and policy inside the nation’s capital. She has a unique perspective that comes from more than a decade of covering Congress, political campaigns, the White House and working in the Washington press corp. With incomparable access to the highest offices in Washington, Palmer is an expert on the policies, players and personalities driving politics today.
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Anna Palmer is the co-founder of Punchbowl News, a news community focused on power, people and politics in Washington. The company covers the congressional leadership and the White House, and tracks the industries and companies trying to influence them. The company is named after the Secret Service nickname for the Capitol.
Along with Jake Sherman, Palmer is a New York Times best-selling author who has been writing about Congress and the politics of governing for more than a decade. From 2016 to 2020, they were the co-authors of the top-rated POLITICO Playbook newsletter, where they chronicled President Donald Trump’s first term, and his relationship with top Congressional leaders. Under their leadership, the Playbook franchise more than doubled in revenue and tripled its readership. They also created a widely acclaimed daily podcast, afternoon newsletter and event series where they interviewed top political and business leaders across the country about pressing issues of the day.
In 2019, Palmer and Sherman authored "The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the future of Trump's America," which was the inside story of Congress in the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency. The book was an instant New York Times and national bestseller. Trevor Noah of The Daily Show said “The Hill to Die On” turned “Congress into a Game of Thrones book.”
During speaking engagements, the two offer a candid analysis filled with colorful anecdotes about what’s driving politics and policy inside the nation’s capital. They have a unique perspective that comes from more than a decade of covering Congress, political campaigns, the White House and working in the Washington press corp. With incomparable access to the highest offices in Washington, Palmer and Sherman are experts on the policies, players and personalities driving politics today.
Sherman and Palmer have appeared at the World Economic Forum, the Milken Institute Global Forum, UN General Assembly, Aspen Ideas Festival, Texas Tribune Festival and SXSW. They are also sought after to speak at corporate retreats, board meetings and Washington fly-ins.
Palmer, a native of North Dakota, joined POLITICO in 2011, and was its senior Washington correspondent. She covered congressional leadership, presidential campaigns and the lobbying industry. Palmer also led Women Rule, a nation-leading platform aimed at expanding leadership opportunities for women and hosted the critically-acclaimed Women Rule podcast. She has also worked at Legal Times and Roll Call, breaking national stories on the business of Washington. She's a frequent political commentator on CNN, Fox News and NBC. She graduated from St. Olaf College.
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Inside Washington
Trevor Noah described Politico’s Playbook as “the be all and end all of politics and what’s happening in DC.” Stephen Colbert says Playbook is “if not the bible, it’s the daily missalette of Washington.” As co-author of Playbook, Anna Palmer will walk you through what is happening on Capitol Hill that minute, what is likely to happen between Congress and the White House and every step of the 2020 presidential campaign. With incomparable access to the highest offices in DC, Palmer is an expert on the issues, players and personalities driving politics today and how they will impact issues most important to your audience.
Women Rule
Anna Palmer is editorial director of Women Rule, a POLITICO platform dedicated to expanding leadership opportunities for women and host of the “Women Rule” podcast. Palmer tells the personal stories of successful women across the country, interviewing luminaries from Washington to Hollywood, business leaders to celebrities. “Women Rule” partners with Google and Tory Burch Foundation to create opportunities and events for women to further their careers, network and skills at all levels of their career. Anna will speak about creating “Women Rule,” the importance of empowering the voice of women and her experiences covering Capitol Hill at a time where women leaders, women’s issues and women’s voices are more important than ever.
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